phone-n; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: electronic equipment used for communication

Examples:
He's got MGM on the phone right now.
They are upgrading the network switches of their phone system.
Can I borrow your phone to make a short call?

Mappings:WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: informal usage for headset, or earpiece

Commentary: PHONE[+device][+listening][+earpiece]

Examples:
When flying, Mary wears phones that cancel out noise.
Each seat on the plane has its own screen and set of phones for listening to music or movies.

Mappings:WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: a minimal unit of speech sound in a language

Commentary: PHONE[+unit][+minimal][+linguistic][+speech]

Examples:
An aspirated 'p' in English is a phone that occurs in word initial position, e.g., 'pot' and 'pantry'
Unaspirated 'p' in English occurs after another consonant, e.g, 'spot' and 'spout'.
Speakers of a language are usually not aware of all the phones they use when speaking.